عَلىover مِثلِthe like of هَذاthis الرُزءِcalamity تَفنىare exhausted المَدامِعُtear ducts
عَلى مِثلِ هَذا الرُزءِ تَفنى المَدامِعُ
وَتَقنىand are amassed الهُمومُsorrows الفادِحاتِcrushing الفَواجِعُdevastating
وَتَقنى الهُمومُ الفادِحاتِ الفَواجِعُ
Over a calamity like this, eyes weep themselves dry,
and crushing, devastating sorrows are amassed.
وَتُجنىand are plucked ثِمارُfruits اليَأسِdespair مِنfrom دَوحَةِthe spreading tree الرَدىdeath
وَتُجنى ثِمارُ اليَأسِ مِن دَوحَةِ الرَدى
وَتُحنىand are bent عَلىover الوَجدِanguish الطَويلِlong-lasting الأَضالِعُribs
وَتُحنى عَلى الوَجدِ الطَويلِ الأَضالِعُ
The fruits of despair are plucked from death's spreading tree,
and ribs are bent over enduring anguish.
مُصابٌa calamity عَراناbefell us لاno مُصابcalamity شَبيههُits equal
مُصابٌ عَرانا لا مُصاب شَبيههُ
فِراقٌa parting بِلاwithout رُجعىreturn وَذِكرىand remembrance تَتابعُrecurs
فِراقٌ بِلا رُجعى وَذِكرى تَتابعُ
A calamity has befallen us; no calamity is its equal:
a parting with no return, and memories recurring.
وَتَقوىand become deserted مَبانٍbuildings كُنَّthey were بِالعلمِwith learning آهَلَتinhabited
وَتَقوى مَبانٍ كُنَّ بِالعلمِ آهَلَت
وَبالذكرِand with remembrance وَالقُرآنِand the Quran فَهيso they are بلاقِعُdesolate wastes
وَبالذكرِ وَالقُرآنِ فَهي بلاقِعُ
Buildings stand deserted that once were filled with learning
and remembrance and the Quran; now they are desolate wastes.
فُجِعناwe were bereaved بِماof one who لَوif صُوِّرwere given form العَقلُreason كَانَّهاwould be her
فُجِعنا بِما لَو صُوِّر العَقلُ كَانَّها
فَكامِلُهُfor its perfect form فَيضٌan outpouring عَلىover الخَلقِcreation شائِعُwidespread
فَكامِلُهُ فَيضٌ عَلى الخَلقِ شائِعُ
We lost one—had reason taken form, it would have been her;
for its perfect form is an outpouring spread throughout creation.
فَلَمso not يُرwas seen إِلاexcept ثاقِبُpiercing الذهِنِof mind ذوpossessing حِجىًsound judgment
فَلَم يُر إِلا ثاقِبُ الذهِنِ ذو حِجىً
صَبورpatient عَلىunder بَلواهhis affliction لِلّهِbefore God خاشِعُhumble
صَبور عَلى بَلواه لِلّهِ خاشِعُ
Thus only one of piercing mind and sound judgment was seen,
patient under affliction, humble before God.
فَتاةٌa maiden غَدَتbecame لِلشَمسِto the sun أُختاًa sister وَلَمand not تَكُنshe had been
فَتاةٌ غَدَت لِلشَمسِ أُختاً وَلَم تَكُن
لصونbecause of seclusion أَوجَبَتهُrequired it الطَبائِعُnatural dispositions
لصون أَوجَبَتهُ الطَبائِعُ
A maiden who became the sun's sister, yet she had not been,
because of the seclusion that nature required.
منعمةٌpampered مَخدومَةٌwaited upon حفَّgathered closely حَولهاaround her
منعمةٌ مَخدومَةٌ حفَّ حَولها
وَلاand no بُدَّescape كُلٌّeveryone حينَwhenever تَأمُرُshe commands طائِعُobedient
وَلا بُدَّ كُلٌّ حينَ تَأمُرُ طائِعُ
Living in comfort, waited upon, surrounded on every side,
and everyone, without fail, obeyed whenever she commanded.
يَرِفُّhovers عَلَيهاover her الحسنُbeauty يَندىis dewy غَضارَةًfreshness
يَرِفُّ عَلَيها الحسنُ يَندى غَضارَةً
كَماjust as اِخضَلَّgrew dewy غُصنٌa bough فيin الخَميلَةِthe leafy grove يانِعُflourishing
كَما اِخضَلَّ غُصنٌ في الخَميلَةِ يانِعُ
Beauty hovers over her, dewy with freshness,
as a flourishing bough grows dewy in a leafy grove.
ملازمةٌkeeping constantly للحِجلِto the curtained chamber تَتلوshe recites قُرآنَهاher Quran
ملازمةٌ للحِجلِ تَتلو قُرآنَها
بِقَلبٍwith a heart يَعِيthat understands وَالطَرفand the eye بِالدَمعِwith tears هامِعُstreaming
بِقَلبٍ يَعِي وَالطَرف بِالدَمعِ هامِعُ
Keeping to her curtained chamber, she recites her Quran,
with an understanding heart, while her eye streams with tears.
وَيَبدوand appears سَناهاher radiance مِنfrom خَصاصِopenings حِجالهاher curtained chambers
وَيَبدو سَناها مِن خَصاصِ حِجالها
كَماjust as لاحَappeared نورُthe light البَدرِthe full moon وَالنورُand the light ساطِعُradiant
كَما لاحَ نورُ البَدرِ وَالنورُ ساطِعُ
Her radiance appears through the openings of her curtained chambers,
as the full moon's light appears, its radiance shining.
فَماso not لَقِيتshe encountered بُؤساًmisery وَلاand not فُقدتwas deprived of غِنىًwealth
فَما لَقِيت بُؤساً وَلا فُقدت غِنىً
وَلاand not راعَهاfrightened her يَوماًever مِنfrom الدَهرِtime رائِعa terror
وَلا راعَها يَوماً مِن الدَهرِ رائِع
She knew no misery, nor was she deprived of wealth,
nor did any terror of time ever frighten her.
وَتَلعبُand she plays طوراًsometimes بِالنُضارwith gold وَتارَةًand at other times
وَتَلعبُ طوراً بِالنُضار وَتارَةً
بِدُرٍّwith pearls طَريٍّfresh لَمnot يُثَقِّبهُhas pierced it صانِعُa craftsman
بِدُرٍّ طَريٍّ لَم يُثَقِّبهُ صانِعُ
Sometimes she plays with gold, and sometimes
with fresh pearls no craftsman has pierced.
وَماand not أَعمَلَتshe put to work يَوماًever إِلىto شُغُلٍwork يَداًa hand
وَما أَعمَلَت يَوماً إِلى شُغُلٍ يَداً
سِوىexcept قَلمٍa pen تَثنىare bent عَلَيهِon it الأَصابِعُthe fingers
سِوى قَلمٍ تَثنى عَلَيهِ الأَصابِعُ
She never set her hand to any work,
save a pen around which her fingers bend.
تَخُطُّshe writes بِهِwith it القُرآنَthe Quran وَالسِنَنand the traditions الَّتيwhich
تَخُطُّ بِهِ القُرآنَ وَالسِنَن الَّتي
أَتَتcame عَنfrom رَسولِthe Messenger اللَهِof God وَالخَطُّand the handwriting بارعُexquisite
أَتَت عَن رَسولِ اللَهِ وَالخَطُّ بارعُ
With it she writes the Quran and the traditions that
came from God's Messenger, her handwriting exquisite.
وَقَدand indeed نَشَأتshe grew up ماwhat lies بَينbetween تَقوىpiety وَمُصحَفٍand a Quran volume
وَقَد نَشَأت ما بَين تَقوى وَمُصحَفٍ
فَلاso not الذكرُremembrance of God مَقطوعinterrupted وَلاand not الدينfaith ضائعُneglected
فَلا الذكرُ مَقطوع وَلا الدين ضائعُ
She grew up amid piety and a copy of the Quran,
so remembrance was unbroken, and faith was not neglected.
وَماand not هَمُّهاher concern فيماwith what النساءُwomen يَرَونَهُthey regard it
وَما هَمُّها فيما النساءُ يَرَونَهُ
لِباسclothing وَتَزيينand adornment وَخلّand a lover يَباضِعُhas intercourse
لِباس وَتَزيين وَخلّ يَباضِعُ
Her concern was not with what women regard:
clothing, adornment, and a lover who shares her bed.
أَجَلyes هَمُّهاher concern تَحصيلُobtaining أَجرٍa reward تُعِدُّهُshe stores it up
أَجَل هَمُّها تَحصيلُ أَجرٍ تُعِدُّهُ
لِيَومfor a day معادٍof return أَوor كِتابٍa book تُطالِعُshe studies
لِيَوم معادٍ أَو كِتابٍ تُطالِعُ
Rather, her concern was earning a reward she laid up
for the Day of Return, or a book she would study.
تطالعُshe studies تَفسيراًQuranic commentary وَنَحواًand grammar مُلطفاًrefined
تطالعُ تَفسيراً وَنَحواً مُلطفاً
وَفِقهاًand jurisprudence وَتَأريخاًand history وَطبّاًand medicine تُراجِعُshe reviews
وَفِقهاً وَتَأريخاً وَطبّاً تُراجِعُ
She studies Quranic commentary and refined grammar,
and reviews jurisprudence, history, and medicine.
وَقَدand indeed قَصَدتshe intended إِكمالَcompletion أَركانِthe pillars دينِهاof her faith
وَقَد قَصَدت إِكمالَ أَركانِ دينِها
بحجٍّthrough pilgrimage لِبَيتِto the House اللَهِof God وَالقَصدand the intention نافِعُbeneficial
بحجٍّ لِبَيتِ اللَهِ وَالقَصد نافِعُ
She intended to complete the pillars of her faith
through pilgrimage to God's House—a beneficial resolve.
فَحجَّتso she made pilgrimage وَزارَتand she visited خَيرَthe best مِنof those who وطِئtrod الثَرىthe earth
فَحجَّت وَزارَت خَيرَ مِن وطِئ الثَرى
نَبيٌّa prophet كَريمٌnoble فيfor ذويthe people of الحَرمthe sanctuary شافِعُan intercessor
نَبيٌّ كَريمٌ في ذوي الحَرم شافِعُ
So she made the pilgrimage and visited the best who ever trod the earth:
a noble Prophet, interceding for the people of the sanctuary.
وَلَمّاand when قَضىdecreed الرَحمَنُthe All-Merciful إِنفاذcarrying out حُكمِهِHis judgment
وَلَمّا قَضى الرَحمَنُ إِنفاذ حُكمِهِ
وَكُلُّand everything الَّذيthat قَدalready حُمَّwas ordained لاno شَكَّdoubt واقِعُwill happen
وَكُلُّ الَّذي قَد حُمَّ لا شَكَّ واقِعُ
When the All-Merciful decreed that His judgment be carried out—
and whatever is ordained will surely come to pass—
قَضَتshe completed نَحبَهاher allotted span شَرخَthe prime الشَبابِof youth شَهيدَةًas a martyr
قَضَت نَحبَها شَرخَ الشَبابِ شَهيدَةً
وَلَمand not تَكُshe was مِمّنamong those who فيin الحِمامِdeath تُنازِعُstruggle
وَلَم تَكُ مِمّن في الحِمامِ تُنازِعُ
she died in the prime of youth, a martyr,
and was not among those who struggle in death's throes.
وَلَكنbut بذهنٍwith a mind ثابِتsteadfast قَدindeed تَشهَّدَتshe professed the faith
وَلَكن بذهنٍ ثابِت قَد تَشهَّدَت
ثَلاثاًthree times وَفاضَتand she died وَهيَwhile she فيهِin it تُراجِعُrepeats
ثَلاثاً وَفاضَت وَهيَ فيهِ تُراجِعُ
Rather, with a steadfast mind she pronounced the testimony of faith
three times, and passed away while repeating it.
وَلَمand not تَقضِshe died حَتّىuntil قَدalready رَأَتshe had seen مُستَقَرَّهاher resting place
وَلَم تَقضِ حَتّى قَد رَأَت مُستَقَرَّها
مِنof العالمِthe world العُلوِيِّabove وَالروحand the soul طالِعُascending
مِن العالمِ العُلوِيِّ وَالروح طالِعُ
She did not die until she had seen her resting place
in the world above, while her soul ascended.
وَكانَand there was لَهاfor her يَومٌa day عَظيمٌmomentous لِمَوتِهاbecause of her death
وَكانَ لَها يَومٌ عَظيمٌ لِمَوتِها
فَأعولَso wailed نِسوانٌwomen وَشُقَّتand were torn مَدارِعُtunics
فَأعولَ نِسوانٌ وَشُقَّت مَدارِعُ
The day of her death was a momentous day for her:
women wailed and tunics were torn.
وَكانَتand she had قَدalready أَوصَتinstructed لاnot يُناعُwailing be raised إِذاwhen قَضَتshe died
وَكانَت قَد أَوصَت لا يُناعُ إِذا قَضَت
فَماso not قَبلتheeded تِلكَthat الوصاةَlast instruction السَوامِعُlistening ears
فَما قَبلت تِلكَ الوصاةَ السَوامِعُ
She had instructed that there be no wailing when she died,
but the listening ears did not heed that charge.
تَمشّىwalked سَراةُthe notables الناسِof the people ظُهراًat noon أَمامَهاbefore her
تَمشّى سَراةُ الناسِ ظُهراً أَمامَها
وَصلّواand they prayed عَلَيهاover her وَالدُعاءُand supplication مُتابَعُcontinuing
وَصلّوا عَلَيها وَالدُعاءُ مُتابَعُ
The people's notables walked before her at noon,
and prayed over her, supplication following supplication.
وَسارُواand they walked أَمامَbefore النَعشِthe bier حَتّىuntil أَتَواthey came بِهاwith her
وَسارُوا أَمامَ النَعشِ حَتّى أَتَوا بِها
لِمنزِلِهاto her abode وَالقَبرُand the grave أَقبَحmost hideous واسِعُspacious
لِمنزِلِها وَالقَبرُ أَقبَح واسِعُ
They walked before the bier until they brought her
to her abode—the grave, most hideous and spacious.
وَلَماand when أَثارُواthey turned up earth بالمساحيwith spades بَداappeared لَهُمto them
وَلَما أَثارُوا بالمساحي بَدا لَهُم
تُرابٌsoil كَمثلِlike الوَرسِwars (yellow dye) أَصفَرُyellow فاقِعُbrilliant
تُرابٌ كَمثلِ الوَرسِ أَصفَرُ فاقِعُ
When they turned the earth with spades, there appeared to them
soil like wars-dye, a brilliant yellow.
وَفاحَand wafted أَريجُthe fragrance المسكِof musk مِنfrom جَنباتِهِits sides
وَفاحَ أَريجُ المسكِ مِن جَنباتِهِ
كَأَنَّas though بِهِin it تجرَmerchants اللطائِمِperfume caravans واضِعُlaying down their wares
كَأَنَّ بِهِ تجرَ اللطائِمِ واضِعُ
The fragrance of musk wafted from its sides,
as though merchants of perfume caravans had laid their wares there.
أَياO تُربَةًsoil حلَّتsettled نُضارُNudar قَرارهاits depths
أَيا تُربَةً حلَّت نُضارُ قَرارها
سَقاكِmay they water you مِنfrom الغَيثِrain الهَواديthe foremost clouds الهَوامِعُpouring down
سَقاكِ مِن الغَيثِ الهَوادي الهَوامِعُ
O soil in whose depths Nudar has settled,
may the foremost rainclouds, pouring down, water you.
Sol 6.1